Access To Small Business Tax Concessions

As a boost for small businesses, the Government will extend access to a number of small business tax concessions by increasing the annual turnover eligibility threshold from $2m to $10m. These measures will apply from July 1, 2016 and they expand the number of small business entities able to access the concessions. From a tax planning perspective some small business owners may look at the timing of their expenditure with the start date being July 1, 2016.

Under the announced measures, businesses with a turnover below $10m will now be able to access a range of existing small business tax concessions. The increase in the threshold will allow an additional 90,000 to 100,000 business entities access to concessions including:

The lower company tax rates detailed in this newsletter

Simplified depreciation rules, including the immediate tax deduction for assets costing less than $20,000 (up until 30 June 2017)

Simplified trading stock rules that give businesses the option to avoid an end of year stocktake if the value of their stock has changed by less than $5,000.

Simplified method for PAYG instalment payments

The option to account for GST on a cash basis and apply the simplified method of GST instalments payments

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